Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland

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in- of Dublin Castle. He kept close by
King Uobert Bruce in all his travels: He
was the cliiei instrument in gaining tin- buttle
or' Inve. ur\, which was the fiist that ever that
great Prune won; and for his -signal services^,
the k nu pive h m ojie of his own houses, cal-
led HaMlbrest, and several lands nearby. At
the battle of Bannockburn,^ he commanded
five hundred -horse; he gave the firs; onset,
and defeat a party of the Engl sh horse sent
to reinforce Philip Mimbray, governor of
Strevting, [Stirling] winch made way for
that glorious Victory. The Scots having kil-
led .50,000 ( i'thr English. The Kingntind-
fu f I is services, did, at the Parliament of
P< rh, anno 1320. bestow upon him the great-
est part of his cousin, the Earl of Buchan's
lai <ls, which \yas forfeited tor adhering to the
English interest.
A titer be h;ui at rived at a great age, he was
killed fighting, most valiantly at the battle of
Duplin, against Edward Balioi, with most
part of his friends; and tins is the reason why
families, f -i more latter date are so numerous
in their ; it, . dies and cadets, because the
Keiths having been in every action, and by
viitiir- oi their office of Marischal, present atj
and attended h\ their friends in every battle.
The males Were seldom allowed to increase to
-f Victe .Notes to the Lord of the Isks.